Bachelor of Business Administration - General Management Major
General Management major is designed to offer students flexibility in program design and transferability.
The foundation of the BBA in General Management includes 16 required core business courses, a total of 10 business specific courses and/or elective courses, 10 General Education courses, and four elective courses, for a total of 40 courses over four years. Students pursuing a concentration will complete 10 specific courses as defined by the requirements for that concentration instead of the 10 business specific/elective courses.
Core Courses
The 16 required core business courses in the BBA consist of the following:
- ACCT 2121 - Financial Accounting Concepts
- ACCT 3224 - Management Accounting I
- ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 1103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- ENTR 4433 - Business Plan Development
- FNCE 3227 - Introduction to Finance
- HRES 2170 - Introduction to Human Resources
- INBU 3301 - Global Business Environment
- LSCM 3403 - Operations Management
- MGMT 2262 - Business Statistics l
- MGMT 3210 - Business Communication Theory and Practice
- MGMT 3230 - Business Law
- MGMT 3276 - Organizational Behaviour
- MGMT 5333 - Strategic Management
- MKTG 2150 - Introduction to Marketing
One of
- ENTR 2301 - Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Experience
- MGMT 2130 - Management Principles and Practices
- SINV 2201 - Introduction to Social Innovation
Students enrolled in the General Management major have the option to pursue a minor or to complete one of the two concentrations:
Concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship consists of 10 courses, seven of which are required courses and three of which are chosen from a list of options. This concentration also includes a Co-operative Education option.
Required seven courses:
COMP 1207 - Intro to CIS for Business and Entrepreneurs
ENTR 3302 - Creativity for Entrepreneurial Practice
ENTR 3305 - Art of the Pitch
ENTR 3350 - Navigating and Spearheading Product Launch
ENTR 3360 - Enabling Technology for Innovators
ENTR 4420 - DNA of Buying, Selling and Business Development
ENTR 4343 - Growing the Enterprise
Three of the following option courses:
ENTR 3370 - Innovation, Society and Enterprise
ENTR 3730 - Special Topics
ENTR 4332 - Venture Launch
ENTR 4344 - Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship
LSCM 3407- Business Negotiations/Project Management
SINV 3305 - Agents of Social Change
Any 3000-level MKTG course
Any 3000-level COMM course
Note: ENTR 2301 - Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Experience (BBA Core) is a prerequisite to ENTR 3350 - Navigating and Spearheading Product Launch.
Concentration in Social Innovation
The concentration in Social Innovation consists of 10 courses, eight of which are required courses and two of which are chosen from a list of options.
Required eight courses:
SINV 2205 - Social Innovation through Historical Case Study
SINV 3203 - Facilitating Social Innovation
SINV 3303 - Storytelling & Systems
SINV 3305 - Agents of Social Change
SINV 4401 - Civic Innovation
SINV 4402 - Human Centred Design for Social Impact
SINV 5010 - Social Enterprising
SINV 5405 - Social Innovation Strategy & Action
Two of the following option courses:
ENTR 3370 - Society, Innovation and Enterprise
INTS 3331 - International Community Development
MGMT 4403 - Environmental Management & Sustainable Development
MGMT 4407 - Governance and Ethical Issues in Organizations
PLSC 1101 - Introduction to Government & Politics
PLSC 1123 - Canadian Political Issues
PLSC 2298 - Politics and the Media
SINV 3730 - Special Topics in Social Innovation
SLWK 2221 - Community Development